Nevada Policy Tracker: A guide to key issues in the 2023 legislative session
For the first time since the 2017 session, a Legislature led by a Democratic majority worked alongside a Republican governor to set policy for Nevadans. The Nevada Independent tracked key pieces of legislation and policy debates.
Scroll through the write-ups below for a summary of the most interesting storylines in the Legislature this year and how discussions played out across different policy areas.
Click on a policy area in the list below to jump to that specific section:
* CANNABIS
* CHILDREN'S ISSUES
* CRIMINAL JUSTICE
* DISABILITIES
* ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
* ELECTIONS
* ENVIRONMENT
* GAMING
* HEALTH CARE
* HIGHER EDUCATION
* HOUSING
* IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES
* K-12 EDUCATION
* LGBTQ ISSUES
* LOCAL GOVERNMENT
* STATE GOVERNMENT
* TAX POLICY
* TRIBAL NATIONS
CANNABIS
The sale and regulation of cannabis in
Gov.
Sen.
The cannabis Christmas tree bill also redefines "marijuana," removing detached root balls from the usable THC classification and seeds. Additionally, SB277 authorizes county commissioners to launch educational programs that spread awareness about unlicensed cannabis businesses.
Lombardo signed off on SB225, which gives police departments the option to remove cannabis drug testing and confessions about cannabis use from the hiring process.
The policy also requires the
Policies that died included AB253, sponsored by Assemblyman
In an interview with The Nevada Independent
Rutledge said he would have liked to see SB402, which would have created a cannabis mentorship program, make it over the finish line, while Scolari said he has his sights set on uprooting illegal market activities, stating that during the interim until the next session he will work on policies that will do more to address "the elephant in the room" by seeking additional resources to fund large-scale investigations.
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CHILDREN'S ISSUES
There were many losses in the children's policy space but a few proposals did advance and gained the approval of the governor, such as SB232, which requires
After a shortage of diapers, the products could soon become cheaper under SB428, which removes the sales tax on diapers if voters approve the measure in 2024.
The governor also approved AB137, which changes the term "fetal alcohol syndrome" in statute to "fetal alcohol spectrum disorder" to expand research, teaching, access to Medicaid coverage and data collection of the range of disorders associated with a baby being introduced to alcohol before birth.
Lawmakers also passed child sexual exploitation policies that the governor approved including AB183, which mandates that children in child welfare or juvenile justice settings statewide will now be screened for commercial sexual exploitation.
Thomas also sponsored AB168, which died in a budget committee, but would have established a Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Program to study the deaths of infants younger than 1 with data on demographics, geographical locations and causes of death.
AB445, a bill from Assemblywoman
Treasurer
Sen.
Another policy that died without a hearing was SB89, which would have specified that people who commit a sex trafficking crime face the same penalties if the crime is committed against a child or against an undercover officer.
Lawmakers wanted the
Another policy that focused on children's mental health that failed to advance was AB338. The bill, sponsored by Assemblywoman
Assemblywoman
SB408 would have raised the age a child could be transferred from juvenile court and incarceration to adult criminal proceedings to 16 years old, but did not pass, even after an amendment lowered the age back to 14 years old.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
During the 2019 and 2021 legislative sessions, the Democrat-controlled Legislature and Democratic Gov.
Though Gov.
Democratic legislative leaders and the Republican governor struck a deal on the measure by the final day of the session, passing through a completely overhauled version of the legislation that cut it down from 68 pages to just nine, with only five provisions remaining:
* Prohibiting early discharge from probation for someone convicted of home invasion.
* Creating an enhancement of one to six years of imprisonment for those convicted of a drug crime carried out with a firearm.
* Changing the definition of strangulation in the context of domestic violence to align with the chokehold language from
* Providing a
* Clarifying the state's misdemeanor trespassing law to indicate that when somebody's been warned to not trespass on a private property, that warning remains in effect for two years.
But even on the marquee criminal justice issue of addressing fentanyl overdose deaths — a top priority for Lombardo and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle — a bill approved to increase penalties for fentanyl trafficking was watered down.
Lombardo's crime bill initially proposed criminalizing possession of the drug in any amount as a category B felony, an increase from its current standing as a category E felony — meaning greater fines and more prison time. At the same time, Senate Majority Leader
But as criminal justice advocates and some Democratic lawmakers panned that proposal as too harsh and raised concerns that it could lead to imprisonment for low-level drug users, the Legislature ultimately passed out a proposal (SB35) defining low-level trafficking as possession of 28 to 42 grams of fentanyl and punishable by one to 10 years of imprisonment.
A trio of gun control bills also emerged as a flashpoint this session, with Lombardo's first vetoes as governor rejecting Democrat-backed proposals to increase restrictions on firearm access — including prohibiting guns near election sites (AB354) and increasing the legal age to purchase semi-automatic rifles and shotguns from 18 to 21 years old (AB355).
Lombardo also vetoed a bill (AB160) that would have adopted procedures to automatically seal criminal records for anyone who is eligible. He said in his veto message the bill would "increase the likelihood that offenders would have their records sealed even if they shouldn't be."
Lawmakers also passed several bills meant to strengthen protections for children targeted by sex trafficking, including a measure (SB38) that would target school employees sexting with or luring students.
Lombardo also approved raises for state public safety employees through the state employee pay bill (AB522) above what he approved for other state employees, as public safety agencies, including the
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DISABILITIES
SB315, sponsored by Sen.
Lombardo also signed a bill sponsored by Assemblywoman
As the state's minimum wage increases, proponents of the measure said allowing for subminimum wages is unfair and takes advantage of people with disabilities.
Another bill Lombardo signed, AB422, sponsored by Assemblywoman
AB242, a bill mandating every polling location contain at least two voting booths for elderly or disabled voters, was vetoed, and AB167, a bill requiring the
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
After a special session dedicated to considering a
But another major proposal aimed at vastly expanding the film industry in
Both proposals emerged in the final weeks of the 120-day regular session — with the original baseball stadium bill (SB509) coming on behalf of Lombardo's office after the team finally settled on a proposed stadium site.
The approved stadium legislation includes
Still, hurdles remain. Major
Though many sports economists criticized the deal, pointing to research showing publicly funded stadiums have little positive economic impact, bill proponents argued the stadium will boost state tax revenues over its lifetime.
The proposed film tax bill faltered, despite support from high-profile development groups
The bill also had support from Sony Pictures, one of the largest film companies in the nation. After being discussed behind the scenes for more than two years, proponents want to bring the proposal back in a future legislative session.
Tesla's planned multibillion-dollar expansion of its Nevada Gigafactory was central to economic development discussions in the early weeks of the session, with some Democratic lawmakers sparring with the governor's office over a 2014 law that allowed Tesla to once again secure hundreds of millions of dollars in tax abatements.
Sen.
But Lombardo's opposition to some economic development bills did not prevent their ultimate passage. Democratic lawmakers amended the provisions of two bills Lombardo previously vetoed into the stadium bill passed during the special session. That included SB299, requiring rail and monorail projects to comply with the state's prevailing wage law, and SB429, requiring companies with more than 50 employees to offer paid family leave (at a rate of 55 percent of the employee's pay for 12 weeks) in order to qualify for tax abatements.
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ELECTIONS
Though Gov.
Through one of his five major policy bills, SB405, Lombardo attempted to end universal mail-in voting, move up the deadline to submit ballots and require people to show identification to vote. Democratic legislative leaders declared the measure dead on arrival and did not grant it a single hearing.
Other Republican-backed election bills — including proposals to require voter ID (SB230) and move up the deadline for receiving mail ballots (AB230) — did not advance past a mid-April bill deadline. Democratic leaders in the Legislature said they would not accept changes that limit access to voting.
Lombardo ended up vetoing several Democrat-backed election bills, including a measure (SB133) that would have created a felony penalty for creating or submitting a false slate of presidential electors, with penalties of four to 10 years in prison and up to a
He also vetoed AB242, a bill that would have prohibited hand counting of ballots and mandated that all ballots be counted with a mechanical voting system — a response to
On the final day of the session, Democratic lawmakers pushed forward an overhauled version of SB60 that would have required state constitutional officers' "inaugural committees" to report financial contributions and expenditures, similar to what is required for political action committees.
The Nevada Independent had previously reported that Lombardo created a nonprofit organization to run events and fundraise for his inaugural balls rather than register a political action committee (which requires more transparency of donors), as his predecessors in the governor's office had done. Lombardo vetoed the measure and said the transparency requirements should be applied more broadly.
And despite a push from advocacy groups to expand voting access by ensuring election materials are available in more languages, Lombardo vetoed AB246, a bill that would have required
Lombardo did sign a bill from Democratic Secretary of State
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ENVIRONMENT
Water emerged as a top issue in the legislative session, with numerous proposals trying to address the
Lawmakers approved — and Republican Gov.
Other bills sought to address issues in groundwater basins where there are more rights to use water than there is water to go around. In response to a state Supreme Court ruling last summer, SB113 clarifies statutory language to require that groundwater management plans receive support from priority water rights users. Lombardo signed the measure, which passed out of the
Several water bills failed to advance to Lombardo's desk. SB176 would have created a program to buy back and retire water rights, but lawmakers did not vote on it despite support from environmental groups.
AB387 would have required state officials to consider the "best available science" in making decisions about water. Though the bill passed out of the Assembly on a party-line vote, it did not receive a vote in the
Lawmakers also weighed several pieces of legislation dealing with climate change and the energy transition, including provisions curbing emissions from buildings and creating incentives for electric vehicles.
In the final weeks of the legislative session, Assemblyman
The legislation, which drew hours of testimony, aimed to bring more rigor to utility planning while responding to calls for NV Energy to build more in-state generation, from solar farms to power plants. The legislation also responds to recent instances where NV Energy has amended power supply plans that are usually submitted every three years, a decision that critics have said is less transparent and does not give state utility regulators a holistic view of the utility's planning options.
Several measures that sought to center environmental justice perspectives in state-level decision-making and permitting did not make it out of the Legislature.
Used in federal permitting, environmental justice describes the ways in which the cost of habitat loss, pollution and other environmental harms are felt by vulnerable communities or are disproportionately depending on ZIP codes and demographics. AB71, which did not get a vote, would have required the
Lombardo did sign AB112, which will establish a fund for wildlife crossings, but another measure (AB221) that would have authorized the
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Gaming
SB441, legislation that sparked contentious hearings with the gaming industry and organized labor on opposite sides, was signed by Gov.
The bill repealed a portion of SB4 which imposed requirements to clean hotel rooms on a daily basis — language approved at the height of the pandemic during a 2020 special legislative session.
The bill passed the
The other issue that caused a split between the gaming industry and organized labor was AJR5, an effort to amend the Nevada Constitution to allow for a state lottery. The issue will come up again in the 2025 legislative session after clearing both houses this year.
The measure, which found support from the
Proponents of the legislation proposed by Assemblyman
Other gaming matters weren't as contentious.
Despite surprising state lawmakers with a request for
A measure proposed by students from the
The legislation was unanimously approved by both houses and signed by Lombardo on
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HEALTH
Yet again, health care shaped up to be an important — and contentious — topic for legislators.
Amid a nationwide debate over abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, Senate Majority Leader
The legislation passed out of the Assembly on a party-line vote with
Lombardo's signature on the bill marks the first significant stance he has taken on abortion access in office, after his position on abortion shifted throughout the election cycle.
Lawmakers also voted along party lines to pass SJR7, which would enshrine abortion protections in the Nevada Constitution. The measure must be passed by lawmakers again in 2025 before it could go before voters in the 2026 general election.
As the state moves to shift Medicaid services to a statewide managed care model, the Legislature approved
Lawmakers also approved Lombardo's proposed budget to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates under Medicaid's fee-for-service plan for physicians, dentists and nursing homes, services to people with disabilities and certified behavioral health centers.
At the same time, lawmakers grappled with a lack of state-supported services for child mental health issues that have been described as a "crisis" — underscored by a federal investigation last year revealing that the state's lack of adequate treatment and services to children and youth with behavioral health disabilities likely violated federal law.
But under a little-noticed bill (SB435) the governor signed in June allowing private hospitals to implement an existing "provider tax," state health officials are hoping to leverage up to
The bill builds upon an existing framework that grants private hospitals the ability to vote for a state-assessed "provider tax" of no more than 6 percent, earmarked as supplemental Medicaid payments as part of a federal dollar-matching program.
To attract and retain medical providers working in rural and underserved communities, Lombardo signed AB45, a bill sponsored by the state treasurer's office that creates a student loan repayment program for health care providers working in those communities.
Not all health care related bills were successful.
Lawmakers considered but did not advance AB108, a bill that would have allowed
Assemblywoman
After passing along largely party-line votes with
The governor also vetoed SB239, a bill that would legalize medical aid in dying, which passed out of the
In his veto message, Lombardo said he was "not comfortable supporting this bill" in light of "recent progress in science and medicine and the fact that only a small number of states and jurisdictions allow for similar end-of-life protocols."
Though Lombardo opposed the state-run public health insurance option created by state lawmakers in 2021 and cut its funding out of the state budget, members of a legislative budget committee reversed those cuts and boosted funding for the program's implementation.
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HIGHER EDUCATION
The
The state's community colleges also saw an additional lift in one-shot funding meant to hold those institutions harmless for pandemic-induced enrollment declines, which were set to factor into the funding formula starting this year and could have created severe budget shortfalls.
But lawmakers were reluctant to move much beyond initial promises. They rejected capital project funding, including for a pair of major buildings at UNR and
SB496, the major proposal to create new film industry infrastructure in
As state workers are set to receive the largest pay raise in decades over the next two years, NSHE professional faculty may likely receive less. That's because the bill allows the
Faculty were dealt another blow with the veto of AB224, a measure that would have placed higher education professional staff under the state's 2019 state worker collective bargaining law. It joined AB74 — a measure that would have expressly allowed public-private partnerships at NSHE — as the only two higher education bills vetoed by Lombardo this session.
Separately, several student groups will soon see reduced fees under three bills Lombardo signed. That includes the expansion of an existing Native American student fee waiver (AB150), the creation of a fee waiver for the children of Purple Heart recipients (AB279), and a bill (AB226), that will allow recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) programs to qualify for in-state tuition. However, a proposed fee waiver for homeless students (AB217) died without receiving a vote.
Lombardo also signed a bill, AB245, making changes to an existing higher education misconduct task force, including requiring K-12 schools to sign memoranda of understanding with third-party organizations that can assist victims of sexual misconduct or assault — what the bill terms as "power-based violence."
Also approved was SB273, a bill that paves the legal pathway to change
Finally, years of tension between the
Separately, lawmakers approved in a second consecutive session SJR7, a proposed constitutional amendment that would remove the regents from the constitution and put them in state law. This year's passage ensures the measure will head to the 2024 ballot — allowing voters a second crack at a ballot question very similar to one that failed in 2020.
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HOUSING
Despite some victories — such as creation of a major homelessness services fund to serve
Assemblywoman
But the bill did not gain the support of Lombardo, who said in his veto message that it would "impose additional and unnecessary delays and costs to those seeking to remove individuals who unlawfully remain on their property after termination of their lease" and "create an inhospitable environment for residential lessors."
As advocates urged lawmakers to revisit previously proposed tenant protections, Sen. Fabian Doñate (D-
SB335, sponsored by Sen.
SB400 was also vetoed by Lombardo. The bill would have allocated a sizable
It also would have appropriated
Other housing bills failed to advance to the governor's desk.
Sen.
The bill passed the
SB68 — which originally proposed raising the real property transfer tax by
SB142, the proposed adoption of the Homeless Persons' Bill of Rights, was sponsored by Sen.
Not every housing bill died during the legislative process.
Ohrenschall's bill to prevent local government from prohibiting homeless people from accepting food and sleeping outdoors, SB155, was amended to allow someone charged with a misdemeanor homelessness offense to be placed in diversionary court programs and not be subject to certain fines. It was signed by the governor on
In the final days of the session, Assembly Speaker
AB528 was signed by Lombardo last week.
Lombardo also signed AB396, sponsored by Assemblywoman
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IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES
As 1 in 4
Gov.
The bill also allows county commissioners to establish regulations for sidewalk vendors, from setting hours of operation and sanitation standards to creating maps and boundaries where they can operate.
Lombardo also signed AB226, sponsored by Assemblyman
A measure funding "language access plans" in state agencies, AB480, was signed into law, allocating
Before being vetoed by the governor, lawmakers had passed Doñate's SB419, which would have provided state-funded health care coverage to uninsured pregnant people who don't qualify for Medicaid, regardless of their immigration status.
The bill, also known as the Health Opportunities, Planning and Expansion (HOPE) Act, would have appropriated
The final version had been scaled back from the bill's initial goal of expanding Medicaid coverage to all undocumented people in
AB246 was also vetoed by the governor. The bill, sponsored by Assemblywoman
Under the new thresholds — lower than those in federal law — the bill would have required
Some bills that failed to gain any traction include AB30, which would have removed
Doñate's SB204, which would have allowed international medical students and doctors from a different country to earn a license to practice medicine in
And AB336, which died in the
— Jannelle Calderón
K-12 EDUCATION
The 2023 legislative session was a big one for K-12 education.
Not only did lawmakers approve a historic,
AB285 and AB330, introduced by Assemblywoman
Under the bills, students age 6 and older could be suspended for committing battery against a school employee; students age 8 and older can also be expelled and permanently expelled for the same offense. While the original policy sought to curb the school-to-prison pipeline, a push to roll back the 2019 law came after high-profile school violence incidents, and the issue was big on the campaign trail.
Lawmakers also approved Lombardo's flagship K-12 education bill, AB400, which includes provisions that open the door for cities and counties to sponsor charter schools, appropriate transportation funding for charter schools and reinstates a policy that retains third grade students who aren't reading at grade level.
However, other provisions that would have vastly increased funding and eligibility for the Opportunity Scholarship school choice program, created open zoning (a policy that would allow students to more easily attend schools outside their assigned zone) and created the
A separate bill that would have allocated
Other bills that were passed this session include AB73, which allows students to wear regalia of cultural or religious significance to graduation; AB519, which will appropriate
SB231 creates a
AB175 will add four nonvoting members to the
AB65 requires students to reach the age of 5 on or before
Among the bills vetoed by Lombardo were AB319, which would have continued funding for universal free school breakfast and lunch through the 2024-25 school year by allocating
Bills that died before they could reach the governor's desk include SB158, which would have required cameras in certain classrooms with students with special needs, and AB357, which would have provided sexual education to students unless their parent or guardian proactively opts them out.
— Rocío Hernández
LGBTQ ISSUES
As states across the country advance anti-LGBTQ legislation, including banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors and adults and making it illegal to perform in drag in public spaces,
Gov.
"If a patient and their doctor decide that patient needs something, it's not up to the insurance companies or politicians or anybody else to stand in the way of saying 'No, you don't,'" Scheible said at a
The bill aligns with federal law and arrives after an employee with a state-sponsored insurance plan sued and filed a complaint with the
In November, the state settled, agreeing to remove the blanket ban on facial surgery exclusions, cover the surgery and pay the employee
Members of the
Asked about his decision to sign the bill, Lombardo said, "I implore people to read the bill … It's not as draconian or detrimental or immoral as people are portraying it to be."
Scheible also successfully brought forward SB153, a bill to require gender-affirming health care and housing for transgender prisoners in the custody of the
Sen.
"We have been thrown in the middle of an unprecedented cultural war where our rights as citizens and our own belonging in society have been challenged," said
Though Lombardo bucked his party to sign a significant number of LGBTQ protection legislation into law, one bill he vetoed was SB302. It would have protected health care providers giving gender-affirming care from losing their medical license and prohibited the state's executive branch from helping another state investigate a
In his veto message, Lombardo cited concerns over providing gender-affirming care to minors. Harris and Scheible said they would consider introducing the bill again in future legislative sessions.
Supporters said SB302 would not remove existing parental consent laws and would not change the law surrounding minors consenting to medical treatment — meaning minors would still need parental consent for treatment. They emphasized that without the protections proposed under SB302, providers could leave
This session, the Legislature welcomed its first-ever LGBTQ caucus chaired by Harris , who said in a press release that the caucus' goal is to "send the message to LGBTQ Nevadans that you are welcome, safe, and represented here."
Other bills addressing LGBTQ communities that moved forward included a measure to make name changes on a marriage certificate easier.
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Cities moved to change their charters — with rural communities faring better than urban ones — and county commissioners failed to gain more power during the 2023 legislative session.
Critics said the current at-large system did not represent
SB184, which would have created two additional wards in
Bill sponsor Sen.
Though both the
In his veto message, the governor called SB20 "general overreach intended to upset the established balance between Nevada's county commissions and the Executive Branch's appointment authority." He also said the current law provides sufficient checks and balances to deter malfeasance between the executive branch and county commissions.
Sen.
Thomas raised concerns about sections of the bill requiring the charter committee to report "abuses of authority" by the council or city manager to the director of
Thomas said the proposal "besmirched" the city clerk and reeked of retaliation.
Neal agreed to amend the bill to remove some of the provisions, but retained parts including required ethics training for charter committee members.
Though SB246 passed through the Assembly and
Meanwhile,
Lombardo signed SB22, which alters a requirement that local governments post legal notices in a regularly circulating print newspaper to allow for publication on the paper's website.
SB41, a bill requiring lawmakers to study child welfare funding and the decreases in Medicaid reimbursements, and suggest solutions, died before it got a vote on either the Assembly or
SB21, which was signed by the governor, would allow certain smaller counties to continue to combine the responsibilities of different departments into a single, consolidated office or disburse the duties among other departments within the county. AB47, which also became law, would allow counties to establish off-highway vehicle trail networks near highways.
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STATE GOVERNMENT
Lawmakers and Gov.
A spokesperson for
Lombardo also signed into law his own sweeping government modernization bill (SB431), although it was pared down from the version he originally proposed. The measure overhauls state hiring practices, creates a new
During a signing ceremony,
Early in the session, lawmakers moved quickly in response to Lombardo's call to boost state employee pay, approving a bill (AB268) in early April that granted a pair of
In the final version of the state employee pay bill, Democratic lawmakers pushed forward a slightly different compensation package than the one originally sought by Lombardo, as the two sides clashed over the contours of that package.
The approved pay increases were higher than Lombardo's proposed cost-of-living raises of 8 percent to 10 percent in the coming fiscal year starting in July followed by a raise of 4 percent the next year. Meanwhile, an additional 7 percent raise included in the state employee pay bill for the second year of the coming biennium took effect after Lombardo vetoed AB498, a Democrat-backed bill that would have trimmed in half the size of employees' retirement contributions and instead shifted more of the burden for contributions onto state agencies. The other 7 percent increase was contingent upon the failure of AB498.
Still, pay for unionized state employees proved to be a major tension point.
The dichotomy was evident in a party-line vote in early April on a Democrat-backed
Lombardo vetoed that bill in June, describing the act of granting "retroactive non-binding arbitration awards" as a "perverse" incentive regarding employee pay.
Still, he signed into law SB510, a bill funding collective bargaining agreements for the upcoming two-year budget period for a handful of state worker unions, though he had voted against approval of those agreements last month, drawing backlash from the
Outside of employee pay, the Legislature passed and Lombardo approved AB376, a bill to provide state workers with paid family leave of 50 percent pay for eight weeks. That builds upon federal law requiring unpaid family leave.
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TAX POLICY
Gov.
Democratic lawmakers also did not move forward with their counterproposal to the gas tax suspension in the form of SB403, a bill that would have allocated
Meanwhile, lawmakers did not consider any major proposals to substantially overhaul or increase taxes (Lombardo promised to not raise taxes), as recent high-performing state tax revenues have ballooned by upward of 20 percent in the past two years, resulting in a massive
Prior to the session, the surge in revenue triggered an automatic reduction to the Modified Business Tax rate, which applies to wages businesses pay workers. The reduction, required by state law, cut the payroll tax rate from 1.378 percent to 1.17 percent for general businesses. Pro-business groups supported the reduction and Lombardo's proposed change to the Commerce Tax threshold as ways to lower the cost of doing business.
Lawmakers also considered several changes to property tax rates, with a particular focus on how those changes could affect housing affordability. In March, lawmakers heard a bill (SB68) that would have raised real property transfer taxes to boost the supply of supportive housing for people with disabilities or mental illness, but the measure drew opposition from the politically powerful Nevada REALTORS and did not receive a vote. Another bill, SB430, would have authorized partial property tax refunds to those 66 and older, but also did not receive a vote.
This session also saw a slew of bills aimed at tweaking tax exemptions, including a bill (AB448) from Assembly Speaker
Amid concerns from some Democratic lawmakers about the long-term stability of state tax revenue — heavily reliant on the sales tax — the session also saw measures aiming to study wealth taxes in the interim (ACR5) and to modernize the tax base by defining certain digital goods for taxation purposes (SB396), though the resolution and bill each failed to advance.
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TRIBAL NATIONS
This session, Native leaders hoped to facilitate more engagement between lawmakers and tribal communities. They succeeded in garnering funding to construct a new school on the
Only one of the major bills Native leaders called for, SB94, failed to move forward. The legislation would have required each state agency to employ a tribal liaison to improve relationships between the tribes and the agency. The bill passed out of its first committee but died without receiving a floor vote in the
But advocates successfully pushed for and passed AB73, a bill establishing the right of public school students to wear traditional tribal regalia or other recognized objects of cultural or religious significance at school graduation ceremonies.
AB516 also succeeded. The measure establishes the
Though a proposal from Assemblywoman
The governor also signed AB125, a bill sponsored by Assemblywoman
Under AB84, a bill proposed by Assemblyman
During the 2021 legislative session, Assemblywoman
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